Two bicyclists injured in collision in Dover

Thursday

Jun 21, 2012 at 12:01 AMJun 21, 2012 at 9:19 PM

Two bicyclists were hit by a driver in a red Honda-CRV early on Thursday afternoon on 170 Dedham St. in Dover, forcing police, assisted by both Dover and Needham Fire and Emergency Medical units, the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office, and the Wellesley Police Department, to close down the section of the road.

Daniel Fuchs

Two bicyclists were hit by a driver in a red Honda-CRV early on Thursday afternoon on 170 Dedham St. in Dover, forcing police, assisted by both Dover and Needham Fire and Emergency Medical units, the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office, and the Wellesley Police Department, to close down the section of the road.

According to one witness, one of the bicycle’s front wheels had been thrown at least 20 feet past the crash site. According to a press release issued by the Dover Police Department, one of the injured bicyclists, a 63-year-old Boston man, was taken by Medflight to Beth Israel Boston for severe injuries.

The other bicyclist, a 39-year-old Walpole man, was taken to Beth Israel Needham for non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the car, Framingham resident Dagni Romero-Carvajal, 64, was not injured, but is being charged with operating a motor vehicle to endanger.